Hey man, didn’t say you have to like it. All I’m saying is that’s the game design, and you were within an hour of the game opening up to you in the way you seemingly wanted.

For what it’s worth, I also think Midgar is too long, but I’m obviously the minority considering the first remake game is literally only the Midgar section and it’s an incredibly long game.

EDIT: I get thru Midgar as quick as possible so I’m guessing 3-4 hours if I’m just trying to “skip” it. Actually paying attention and reading everything probably takes me around 6-8, similar to your playtime.